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      FBF chapter 20 part 3

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      by Volare "Hospital." - Why the hospital? "For my grandfather's regular check-up." - Already? Wait, let me check the calendar. "...Why the calendar?" "Why else, you idiot? If I don't write it down, I forget. I think I wrote down the last check-up date. Since today is December 10... ah, right. Last time was in June. The day after your exam." I could hear the sound of paper flipping as someone was presumably turning the pages of the calendar. I listened to Lee Jihoon flipping the calendar back to December from…
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      FBF chapter 20 part 2

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      by Volare As if recalling that moment, my mother looked at a corner of the table covered with plastic wrap and smiled bitterly. “Do you know what your grandfather said back then?” For a moment, I thought I saw my mother getting choked up. It was very brief. After swallowing hard and brushing back some fallen hair, she quickly concealed any trace of her agitation and appeared unfazed. “He said he was relieved. At least he saw you as someone who would take responsibility for you. Then he told me to make sure…
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      FBF chapter 20 part 1

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      by Volare --- Five by Five (5x5) Volume 6 “The air here is definitely nice. It seems well-maintained too.” That was the first impression of the caregiver auntie as she opened the window and tidied up around the hospital room while looking around. It wasn't equipped as well as the hospitals in Seoul, but as she said, it had its advantages. Today, all I had done was transport my grandfather from Seoul to Taean via ambulance, and the sun was already setting outside. I had a consultation scheduled with the…
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      FBF chapter 19 part 6

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      by Volare “Begging me to say it like this is pathetic, you know? To someone I was with just twelve hours ago!” Lee Jihoon, pointing at my room where we had lain together until dawn, seemed unable to accept that the person I was yesterday and the person I am now were the same. Veins bulged in his neck, and his eyes were red. His arm, grasping me with more strength than he intended, trembled in the air. I couldn’t tell if it was my body shaking or his. “Even if I know everything about the people around you,…
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      FBF chapter 19 part 5

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      by Volare “Can you see it like this… right here?” Should I be relieved that the doctor sitting in front of me isn’t my grandfather’s attending physician? Nevertheless, the calm expression of the doctor explaining while bringing a thin pointer over the X-ray carries the fate of a medical professional, who must remain composed while discussing tragedy. This too is something I have grown tired of seeing. I just never imagined that the subject would turn out to be me. I turned my head very slowly towards the…
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      FBF chapter 19 part 4

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      by Volare I pulled the chair closer. The hand that had been lay limp on the seat was warm. “Grandpa.” If Grandpa had been awake, he wouldn’t have been able to do this. Saying "Grandpa" out loud like that, or squeezing the wrinkled hand that seemed to have no strength left. “I know you held on because you wanted to take responsibility for Seon-uk until the end.” Old-fashioned as he was, Grandpa loved by taking responsibility. There weren’t many people he loved enough to feel that way. His late wife,…
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      FBF chapter 19 part 3

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      by Volare …Why is that bastard there? The screen changed once more, proving that what I had seen was not a delusion. Instead of a side photo where his face was obscured by a mask, a large profile picture, clear in all features, appeared. I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen, my mind racing. November 15th? The date felt oddly familiar. As I reflected, it dawned on me. That day was the Friday when Ji Seon-uk, usually busy, returned to buy me coffee after rushing out. It was also the day when Young-soo and I…
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      FBF chapter 19 part 2

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      by Volare “I’m not really sure, but you seem like that kind of person. Are you going to look at land? You’re really trying to show off.” “Your charm could use some fading. It’s always astonishingly fresh.” Although we occasionally keep in touch, we don’t meet often, citing busy schedules as an excuse. Still, the absence of awkwardness is likely due to the camaraderie forged during a tough time we endured together. The older brother who smiled as if he felt a similar emotion led the way. “Do you…
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      FBF chapter 19 part 1

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      by Volare “Was that your older brother's friend who just left? Does he have a girlfriend?” As Ji Seon-uk glanced at the door where Lee Ji-hoon had just exited, Young-eun couldn’t help but chuckle. Certain types tend to flock together, and it seemed like they had similar tastes. Not that I was close with Ji Seon-uk, but seeing her ask me as if I might know felt somewhat desperate, though I couldn’t help her. It was amusing to think that neither of us—whether it was me, who had just met him for the first…
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      FBF chapter 18 part 5

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      by Volare “…….” - So... I think I overreacted a bit when you came. I thought, ‘I wouldn’t have done that, but you might.’ - I thought once things calmed down, I could contact you and resolve it, but the more I thought about it, the more embarrassed I felt. It felt like I went crazy over something trivial. It's awkward to just storm out and then contact you again. “…….” - So I couldn’t reach out. It’s not that there was another reason.” Still, for you, I must be someone worth…
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